Steven Grames.Com...Biography

Steven Grames got his start writing songs and poetry at the age of 14. Primarily a singer-
songwriter hailing from Salt Lake City, Utah, Steven has spent the last two-and-a-half decades
writing, recording and performing in various capacities and genres. He is also a published author
and poet.

In 1986, Steven co-founded a Salt Lake City punk band called, 'Chipmunks Go Punk' with
bassist/cellist Eric Kartchner. The band lasted seven years and recorded a whopping 23 albums,
only one of which, "Listen to us Flip," was ever released publicly. While Steven and Eric were
ever the constant forces behind the band, various friends and musicians participated throughout
those years, providing for an ever-changing and evolving sound; an idea that Steven strives for
even today. While still a member of Chipmunks Go Punk, Steven recorded four solo albums (also
never released publicly).

In 1990, singer/songwriter Laura Larsen joined the group. That same year she became Steven’s wife
(sadly, she passed away on December 11, 2003 due to juvenile diabetic complications, a lifelong
battle that she fought with optimism and courage to the end. To learn more, c heck out the book).
By 1993, with domestic responsibilities weighing down on the threesome, working together had
become a virtual impossibility.

Chipmunks Go Punk recorded their final album in July of 1993 in the absence of Laura who had
already quit the band to concentrate on having her first child. The remaining duo played one last
live show under the name 'CreatureHouse' that August. Steven and Eric then decided to disband,
citing the usual "creative differences." The two had grown up and away from this once fundamental
venture, as well as away from each other.

Eric followed his own path down the electronic superhighway, releasing a keyboard-based album
called “Spy in the City of Salt” in early 2001. An accomplished cellist, he teaches cello and
continues to write and record on his own. He is currently (2009) in the Salt Lake City local band
'Katalyst of Disaster'.

As for Steven, he began recording under the name 'LillyWhite' (his great-great grandmother’s
maiden name) in 1995, publicly releasing three guitar-based psychedelic/punk albums by the year
2000. Also in 2000, Steven and Laura released a keyboard-based, electronic project together
titled, "The Krystle Bleu Dimension."

In 2001, after 8 years of not working together and rarely speaking, Steven and Eric reformed as
CreatureHouse, releasing a self-titled album in 2002 of revised Chipmunks Go Punk songs, as well
as a few new creations. The project turned out to be a combination of dark electric sounds and
alternative acoustic creations. The duo began playing acoustic shows in local coffee houses prior
to the album’s release. However, creative differences had moved in once more, resulting in the
project’s demise before the album ever saw a release date.

As a result of having played the acoustic shows with CreatureHouse, Steven rediscovered not only
his early songwriting roots, but a whole new outlook on life altogether. He started writing
acoustic songs in 2002 (something virtually unheard of during the LillyWhite years), and shifted
his focus to writing poetry and acoustic-based biographical songs. “I still love to make noise,"
he says. “But I also have a need to express how I feel about things, people, and the world in
general . That acoustic kind of music feels like home. When I was a punk kid, I wrote punk songs.
But I don’t feel that way anymore. I have to write about what’s happening in my life right now."

In the meantime, Steven is always busy writing and recording and recently self-published his
first two memoirs, "Purple Diamonds Dance," and "Flipped Over Twice and Died," which can be
previewed and purchased by going here.